行きはよいよい帰りは怖い

いきはよいよいかえりはこわい

Also written ゆきはよいよいかえりはこわい

Meanings

1. Expression, い-adjective going there is easy but coming back is scary (from the Edo-period children's song "Tōryanse")

Kanji

• 行 go. Read as いき.
• 帰 return. Read as かえる.
• 怖 scary. Read as こわい.

Word lists

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